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The former San Francisco fire commissioner who suffered serious injuries last week in an attack in the Marina District has shared surveillance video to raise awareness of deteriorating public safety in the city.
Don Carmignani underwent emergency surgery after he said he was slashed and beaten outside his mother’s house after he asked a group of homeless men not to camp near her front porch. Video shows him repeatedly struck in the head and chased down the street before a bystander appears to pull out a cellphone and call for help.
The attacker then stalks the bystander in the opposite direction.
Carmignani, who spent the Easter holiday recuperating after the brutal attack, said Monday he expects to make a full recovery and has asked for privacy as he rehabs from his injuries.
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The former city official and his mother both called police to report three homeless people had set up an encampment near her front door on April 5, he said in a statement Monday.
“To my knowledge, neither SFPD nor any of the City’s various homeless service providers responded to our 911 calls that morning,” he said.Â
Graphic: Surveillance video shows brutal assault of former San Francisco fire commissioner Don Carmignani in broad daylight
One of my attackers was seen near the scene of the attack, wearing my hat as a trophy, which fell off my head during the attack. This is unacceptable.
Throughout the day, the group continued to bother his mother and his girlfriend, using drugs in public and harassing pedestrians on the sidewalk.Â
“My family has had prior interactions with these individuals, who have made repeated threats of violence to my family members,” he said. “As a result, my mother did not feel safe leaving her home.”
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